The term 'M-STrIPES' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of

1. A

   Captive breeding of Wild Fauna

   Captive breeding of wild fauna is a zoo and conservation-breeding function (CZA, species recovery). M-STrIPES is not that programme. This option is not the key.

2. B

   Maintenance of Tiger Reserves

   M-STrIPES is Monitoring System for Tigers’ Intensive Protection and Ecological Status, a GPS-based field protocol used in tiger reserves for patrols, evidence and ecological monitoring. That is why (b) is the official key.

3. C

   Indigenous Satellite Navigation System

   Indigenous satellite navigation is NavIC (IRNSS), not M-STrIPES. This option is therefore wrong.

4. D

   Security of National Highways

   National highway security is a Home/NHAI/police function, not this acronym. This option is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (b) Maintenance of Tiger Reserves. M-STrIPES is NTCA’s Android/GPS tool for beat-level protection and ecological data in tiger landscapes. It is not a captive-breeding scheme, not NavIC, and not a highways project. The acronym is a regular Prelims pairing with Project Tiger.